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2016 Map of Mount Harvard

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Mount Harvard
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Mount Harvard and the surrounding Collegiate Peaks dominate this high-elevation terrain within the San Isabel National Forest and Gunnison National Forest. This region is defined by its extreme vertical relief and a dense network of alpine trails, including the famous Colorado Trail and several specialized climbing routes such as the Mt Oxford - Mt Belford Trail and the Mt Harvard-Frenchman Creek Trail.

In the northwestern corner, the settlement of Vicksburg and the nearby Winfield Cem provide a rare glimpse into the human history of the Sawatch Range, where miners once lived among the steep drainages of Missouri Gulch and Waverly Gulch. The map records several high-altitude water bodies, including Twin Lakes, Silver King Lake, and the remote Anglemeyer Lake tucked beneath the peaks. The boundary between Chaffee and Gunnison counties follows the ridgeline near Birthday Peak, marking the continental divide's passage through these granite summits.